This post may contain affiliate links.
If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission.
yo readour disclosurefor more info.
This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, My Modern Met may earn an affiliate commission. Please readour disclosurefor more info.
In the late 19th century,Post-Impressionismemerged in France.
Paul Cezanne was born in Aix-en-Provence, a commune in the south of France, in 1839.
While he worked closely with these figures, he did not consider himself an Impressionist.
“Self-Portrait with Palette,” c. 1890 (Photo: The Yorck Project viaWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)
Unlike the Impressionists, Cezanne preferred painting in a studio to workingen plein air.
He rejected their seemingly spontaneous brushwork and favored organized, orderly compositions.
As a result of this artistic approach, Cezanne developed a one-of-a-kind aesthetic distinguishable from that of his contemporaries.
“Pyramid of Skulls,” c. 1901 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain]
After working alongside the Impressionists, however, he was inspired to embrace new methods of paint program.
This tonal treatment is particularly pronounced in hislandscapes, like his radiant views ofMont Sainte-Victoire.
His Life and Work.
“Mont Saite-Victoire,” c. 1887 (Photo: viaWikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
It had to be represented by something else…by color.
“Mont Sainte-Victoire,” c. 1895 (Photo: viaWiki Art[Public Domain])
“Mont Sainte-Victoire and Château Noir,” c. 1904-1906 (Photo:Google Art ProjectviaWikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
“The Basket of Apples,” 1890-1894 (Photo:Art Institute of ChicagoviaWikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
“Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit,” c. 1900 (Photo:National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.viaWikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
“The Card Players,” 1894-5 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
“The Bathers,” 1898-1905 (Photo:Google Art ProjectviaWikimedia Commons[Public Domain])
Detail of “The Bathers”
